A young driver has told how she watched in horror as her new car went up in flames - because someone torched it and she doesn’t know why.

Neighbours rushed to move their vehicles to avoid the fire spreading, and said if firefighters hadn’t put the flames out before the petrol tank ignited, it could’ve caused serious damage or even injury.

Police are investigating an apparently random arson attack on the car in the Sea Mills area of Bristol just before midnight on Thursday night.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus put out the fire, but not before it completely burnt out the vehicle.

The car belonged to young mum-of-one Daniella Edwards, who is now appealing for any information about who went to some considerable lengths to torch her car, and why.

She had parked it outside her mum’s house in Sunny Hill, Sea Mills, at around 7pm on Thursday night.